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Index 



Collie, F.R.S., 376; Mineral Production of Canada, 493; 

 Economic Geology of Eastern Ontario — Corundum and other 

 Minerals, Willet G. Miller, 558 ; the Wild Fowl of the 

 United States and British Possessions, D. G. Elliot, 580 



Cancani (Dr. A.), the Adriatic Earthquake of September 21, 

 1897, 491 



Cancer, Pathogenic Organisms of, H. G. Plimmer, 550 



Cantor (Mr.), Continuity of Electric Discharge in Rarefied .-Mr, 

 598 



Cape Colony, Rinderpest in, 346 



Carbonic Acid, Queries on the Reduction of Andrews' Measure- 

 ments on. Prof. K. Tsurata, Prof. P. G. Tait, 318 



Card (Fred. W.), Bush Fruits, 459 



Carnot (A. D. ), Double Carbides isolated from Steel, 335 



Carpenter (Captain A.), the West Indian Hurricane of September 

 1S98, 215 



Carpentier (J.), Improvements in Wehnelt's Electrolytic In- 

 terrupter, 623 



Carroll (Captain J. W. M.), Ancient Stone Circles on Upper 

 Gambia, 40 



Carte Geologique Internationale de I'Europe, Prof. Edward 

 Mull, F.R.S., 247 



Carter (H. R. P.), Indian SolpugK or Pseudo-Spiders, 342 



Caruel (Prof T.), Death of, 346 



Cassiopeia, a New \'ariable in, Dr. T. D. Anderson, 233 



Castor, the Orbit of, Prof. Doberck, 17 



Castoro (N.), Cryoscopic Determination of Molecular Weights 

 of Inorganic Substances, 424 



Castracane (Count F. ), Death of, 562 



Catalogue of Birds, the Great, 296 



Catalogue, Double Star, Prof G. W. Hough, 616 



Catalogue of Stars, Dunsink Observatory, 566 



Catching Insects, a Note on, and the Behaviour of the Bulldog- 

 Ant ol South Australia, Rev. Fredk. J. Jervis Smith, F.R.S. , 



Causse (H.), Triacetylmorphine and O.xidation of Morphine, 



311 



Cazeneuve (P. ), Transformation of Carbonate of Orthocresol into 

 Homologue of Phthalein, 192 



Celestial Origin, are Moldavites of, Herr Dr. Franz E. Suess, 

 208 



Central American Archaeology, George Byron Gordon, 522 



Chamberlain (C. f.). Method of Preparing Filamentous AIg;i; 

 and Fungi for the Microscope, 155 



Chancel (F. ), Preparation of 0.;yethylamines, 359 



Chandrasekhara Simha (Mahamahopadhyaya Samata Sri), 

 Siddhiinta-Darpana, a Treatise on Astronomy, 436 



Chantre (E. ), Effect of Section of Nerve of Sphincter ant, 71 



Chapters in the History of Spectrum Analysis, a. Sir Norman 

 Lockyer, K.C.B., F.R.S., 535. 



Characeje : Synopsis Characearum Europearum, Dr. Walter 

 Migula, H. and J. Groves, 74 



Charcoal, Precipitation of Gold by, James C. Richardson, 558 ; 

 the Writer of the Note, 558 



Charon (Ernest), Electro-Negative Character of Certain Un- 

 saturated Organic Radicals, 52S 



Chase, Comet, 135, 157, 185, 20S, 233, 257, 279, 379 ; J. Moller, 

 303 



Chassy (A.), Influence of Pressure on Initial Polarisation 

 Capacity, 240 



Chattaway (F. D. ), the Chemistry of Nitrogen Iodide, 3S2, 

 383 



Chauveau (A.), Physical Study of Elasticity acquired by Mus- 

 cular Tissue in Physiological Work, 192 



Chavanne (Dr. D. dela). Death of, 375 



Chelonia, Orthogenic V'ariations in the Carapace of, H. Gadow, 

 119 



Chemistry : a Manual of Chemical Analysis, Qualitative and 

 (^)uantitative, G. S. Newth, i ; a Laboratory Guide in Quali- 

 tative Chemical Analysis, H. L. Wells, i ; a Shgrt Course in 

 Inorganic (^Qualitative Analysis, J. S. C. Wells, Prof Arthur 

 Smithells, I ; the Decrease in Export to United States of 

 Chemicals, 17; Properties of Calcium, H. Moissan, 23; Re- 

 actions of Hexane with Aluminium Chloride, C. Friedel and 

 A. Gorgeu, 23 ; Hexane Inseparable by Distillation with 

 Benzene, D. H. Jackson and S. Young, 71 ; Germination 

 Changes in Fatty Seeds, M. L. Maquenne, 24 ; the Transport 

 of Wine Yeasts, J. A. Cordier, 24 ; the Chemistry of the Stars, 

 Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B., F.R..S., 32 ; the Chemistry of 

 the Stars in Relation to Temperature, Sir Norman Lockyer, 



K.C.B., F.R.S., 463; Etherion a New Gas, Sir William 

 Crookes, 40 ; C. F. Brush, 45, Dr. M. Smoluchowski de 

 Smolan, 223 ; the Connection between Taste and Chemical 

 Composition, Dr. Kahlenberg, 42 ; Re-determination of 

 Density of Ozone, Prof. Ladenburg, 42 ; Cloud Formation 

 with Ozone, J- S. Townsend, 407 ; Supposed Unknown Con- 

 stituent of Atmosphere, O. Neovius, 46 ; Wiedemann's 

 Annalen, 46, 93, 189, 214, 357, 427, 598, 621 ; Action of 

 Phenylhydrazine on Chloranilic Acid, A. Descomps, 47 ; Solu- 

 ble Proteo-Hydrolytic Ferment in Mushrooms, E. Bourquelot 

 and H. Herissey, 47 ; Absorption of Mercury by Leucocytes, 

 H. Stassano, 47 ; First Stage Inorganic Chemistry (Practical), 

 Frederick Beddow, 52 ; Chemical Society, 71, 117, 167, 262, 

 334, 382, 430, 478, 526 ; Determination of Equivalent of 

 Cyanogen, G. Dean, 71 ; Composition of .American Petro- 

 leum, S. Young, 71 ; Separation of Normal and Iso-Heptane 

 from American Petroleum, F. E. Francis and S. Young, 71 ; 

 Action of Fuming Nitric Acid on Paraffins, F. E. Francis and 

 S. Young, 71 ; Composite Sodium Crystal not following Twin 

 Law, W. T. Pope, 71 ; Stereoisometric Bromonitro and Chlo- 

 ronitro Camphors, T. M. Lowry, 71 ; Camphonitrophenol, 

 T. M. Lowry, 71 ; Action of Light on Platinum, Gold, and 

 Silver Chlorides, E. Sonstadt, 71 ; Methanetrisulphonic 

 Acid, E. H. Bagnall, 71 ; Nutrition of Yeast, A. L. Stern, 

 71 ; Yellow Colouring Matters of lihiis cotinos and Rhus 

 rhodanthea, vi,, A. G. Perkin, 71 ; Colouring Matters of 

 " Puriri," A. G. Perkin, 71 ; Derivatives of Hesperitin, A. G. 

 Perkin, 71 ; Preparation of Lithium- Ammonium, Calcium- 

 Ammonium and Lithium and Calcium .■\mides, H. Moissan, 

 71 : Free Hydrogen in Air, Armand Gautier, 71 ; Properties 

 of Tr;ethyl Borate, H. Copaux, 71 ; Detection of Gelatine in 

 Gums, A. Trillat, 71 ; Action of Sorbose Bacteria on Alde- 

 hydic Sugars, Gabriel Bertrand, 72 ; the Chemical Society's 

 Banquet to Past Presidents, 84 ; Production of Crystallised 

 Tungsten by Electrolysis, L. A. Hallopeau, 95 ; Volumetric 

 Estimation of Boric Acid, M. Copaux, 95 ; Estimation of 

 Boric Acid, F. A. Gooch and L. C. Jones, 332 ; the Physical 

 Estimation of Boric Acid, A. W. Blyth, 430 ; Volumetric 

 Estimation of Boric Acid, L. C. Jones, 453 ; New Sugar 

 Accompanying Sorbite, Camille Vincent and J. Meunier, 95 ; 

 Mode of Formation of Indigo of Commerce, L. Breaudat, 95 ; 

 Absorption of Halogen Salts of Potassium by Plants, E. 

 Demoussy, 95 ; Absorption of Carbohydrates by Roots, Jules 

 Laurent, 95 : the Relations between Palladium and Hydrogen, 

 Dr. J. Shields, 107 ; Boiling Point of Liquid Hydrogen under 

 Reduced Pressure, Prof James Dewar, F. R.S., 309 ; Boiling 

 Point of Liquid Hydrogen, Prof. J. Dewar, F. R.S., 526; 

 Crystalline Form of Iodoform, W. J. Pope, 117 ; Character- 

 isation of Racemic Compounds, F. S. Kipping and W. J. 

 Pope, 117; Orthohydroxyacetophenone in Cliione glabra, 

 W. R. Dunstan andT. A. Henry, 117 ; Preparation of Hypo- 

 nitrite from Nitrite through Oxyamidosulphonate, E. Divers 

 and T. Haga, 117; Absorption of Nitric Oxide in Gas 

 Analysis, E. Divers, 117; Interaction of Nitric Oxide with 

 Silver Nitrate, E. Divers, 117; Preparation of Pure Alkali 

 Nitrates, E. Divers, 117; Relations between Luminous and 

 Chemical Energy, D. Berthelot, 119; Characterisation of 

 Diabetic Sugar in Urine, M. de Goff, 119; Rate of Substi- 

 tution of Nitro-group by Oxyalkyl, Prof. L. de Bruyn and 

 Dr. Steger, 120 ; Imidesof Bibasic Acids, heated with Methyl- 

 alcohol, transformed into Ethers of Aniidic Acids, Prof. 

 Hoogewerff and Dr. van Dorp, 120; St. Michel (Savoy) 

 Electrolytic Chlorate Works, 135 ; Origin of Gases Evolved 

 by Heated Minerals, M. A. Travers, 140: Iodine Vapour, 

 Prof. Dewar, 142 ; Comparative Colours of Iodine Vapour in 

 Gases at Atmospheric Pressure in Vacuo, J. Dewar, 167 ; 

 Application of Iodine in Analysis of Alkalis and Acitis, 

 C. F. Walker and D. H. M. Gillespie, 214 ; .-Action of Per- 

 sulphates on Iodine, Dr. Hugh Marshall, 263 ; Iodine in .\ir, 

 Arnand Gautier, 503 ; Absence of Iodine in Toulouse .Atmo- 

 sphere, F. Garrigou, 576: Death of Jacques Passy, 155; 

 Chemistry of Azoimide and its Metallic Derivations, Prof. 

 Curtius and Dr. Rissom, 156 ; Oxidation of Polyhydric Alco- 

 hols in Presence of Iron, H. J. H. Fenton and H. Jackson, 

 167 : Hyoscyamine in Hyoiyamus iniitiais, W. R. Dunstan 

 and H. Brown, 167 ; Synthesis of Phenol from Acetylene, D. 

 Berthelot, 167 ; Action of Acetylene on Metal Ammoniums, 

 Henri Moissan, 167 ; Solubility of Acetylene in Acetone at 

 very low Temperatures, G. Claude, 359 ; Conditions of Safety 

 in Acetylene Gas Generators, 422 ; Explosive Aptitudes of 



